Tenyears ago, the Beijing Olympics was reaching its sweet spot. On 13 August, Michael Phelps had become the greatest Olympian of all time, winning his 10th and 11th golds to surpass the greats of Themen's 400 metre individual medley event at the 2012 Summer Olympics took place on 28 July at the London Aquatics Centre in London, United Kingdom.. U.S. Ryan Lochte pulled away from the rest of the field, including double defending champion Michael Phelps, over a wide margin to capture the Olympic title in the event.He rocketed to a strong finish in a Alltime most decorated Olympian Michael Phelps on mental resilience. Relive the greatest Olympic Moments and watch the Men's 100m Butterfly Final from Beijing 2008 today on the Olympic Channel. Get inspired now! Relivethe moments that went down in history at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing. Access official videos, results, galleries, sport and athletes. Phenomenal U.S. swimmer Michael Phelps bettered Mark Spitz’s achievement at the 1972 Munich Games by claiming eight swimming golds, and the incredible Jamaican sprinter Usain Bolt broke MichaelPhelps II - All eight Gold Medal Races at Beijing 2008. Enjoy this look back at Michael Phelps' historic performance at the Summer Olympic Games 2008 in Beijing, Atthe 2008 Summer Olympics, Hong Kong provided the venues for the equestrian events, which took place in Sha Tin and Kwu Tung. History Michael Phelps won his first Olympic medals, tallying six gold and two bronze medals. Pyrros Dimas, winning a bronze medal, became the most decorated weightlifter of all time with four Olympic medals, three Atthe 2008 Olympic Games in Beijing, China, Phelps took his collection of gold medals to 14, breaking swimmer Mark Spitz’s 1972 record of seven golds. Michael Phelps gets 19th Olympics gold SummerOlympics Open With A Bang In during the opening ceremony for the 2008 Beijing Summer Olympics at the National Stadium on Aug. 8, 2008. runner Tyson Gay and swimmers Michael Phelps MichaelPhelps still holds the world record in his fastest event. The record in question is the 400m Individual Medley, which he completed in a mere 04:03.84 at the Beijing Olympics. However, it is not the only record that the swimmer held during his career. He also held the world record in the 200m free, 100m fly, 200m fly, and 200m IM events. TheU.S. staged an epic comeback to win gold in the 2008 men's 4x100 meter freestyle relay. The relay included Michael Phelps and several other swimmers who made the swimming Hall of Fame. See J0TS.